Why Occupational Health Matters

Staff absence from work costs the UK economy £13.2 billion. The average employee takes almost seven days a year absence due to sickness (CBI survey 2008) and the CIPD suggests that sickness costs an average of £666 per employee, per year.

Therefore, every day off costs approximately £100 per day. Approximately 70% of all sickness absence is due to psychological ill health or musculoskeletal disorders. The primary focus of occupational health teams is to keep people well at work – both physically and mentally.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives so it is important to inspire each other and learn together.